1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ubi-utils/include/libubi.h b/ubi-utils/include/libubi.h
index f52904d..64b5eed 100644
--- a/ubi-utils/include/libubi.h
+++ b/ubi-utils/include/libubi.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ typedef void * libubi_t;
  *           (%UBI_DEV_NUM_AUTO should be used to automatically assign the
  *           number)
  * @mtd_num: MTD device number to attach
+ * @dev: path to device node to attach
  * @vid_hdr_offset: VID header offset (%0 means default offset and this is what
  *                  most of the users want)
  */
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ struct ubi_attach_request
 {
 	int dev_num;
 	int mtd_num;
+	const char *dev;
 	int vid_hdr_offset;
 };
 
@@ -219,6 +221,23 @@ int ubi_attach_mtd(libubi_t desc, const char *node,
 		   struct ubi_attach_request *req);
 
 /**
+ * ubi_attach - attach an MTD device by its node path.
+ * @desc: UBI library descriptor
+ * @node: name of the UBI control character device node
+ * @req: MTD attach request
+ *
+ * This function creates new UBI device by attaching an MTD device described by
+ * @req. If @req->dev is given it should contain path to the MTD device node.
+ * Otherwise functionality is similar than in function 'ubi_attach_mtd()' where
+ * @req->mtd_num is used.
+ *
+ * Returns %0 in case of success and %-1 in case of failure (errno is set). The
+ * newly created UBI device number is returned in @req->dev_num.
+ */
+int ubi_attach(libubi_t desc, const char *node,
+	       struct ubi_attach_request *req);
+
+/**
  * ubi_detach_mtd - detach an MTD device.
  * @desc: UBI library descriptor
  * @node: name of the UBI control character device node
@@ -231,6 +250,17 @@ int ubi_attach_mtd(libubi_t desc, const char *node,
 int ubi_detach_mtd(libubi_t desc, const char *node, int mtd_num);
 
 /**
+ * ubi_detach - detach an MTD device by its node path.
+ * @desc: UBI library descriptor
+ * @node: name of the UBI control character device node
+ * @dev: path to an MTD device node
+ *
+ * This function detaches an MTD device @dev from UBI. Returns zero in case of
+ * success and %-1 in case of failure.
+ */
+int ubi_detach(libubi_t desc, const char *node, const char *dev);
+
+/**
  * ubi_remove_dev - remove an UBI device.
  * @desc: UBI library descriptor
  * @node: name of the UBI control character device node